Digitalis purpurea ‘The Shirley’ | foxglove

Description

Foxgloves are the quintessential English cottage garden plant. Most are biennials or short-lived perennials that self-sow like crazy and grow happily in any reasonably fertile soil in sun or shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.

‘The Shirley’ is an incredibly tall variety – sometimes reaching up to nine feet! Flowers are bright pink with purple freckles. 

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society

WARNING: Extremely toxic. May cause serious illness or death if ingested.

Zone: 4 to 9
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Type: Biennial
Height: 48 to 72 in. (sometimes to 108 in.)
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Conditions: average, moist but well-drained
Bloom Time: June to July
Native Range: Western Europe and North Africa

Growers note: our plants germinated spring 2026 and are expected to bloom summer 2027. Plant in fall for best results.